He issued formal pardons to more than 1,550 rioters charged with a wide range of crimes and commuted the sentences of 14 members of far-right groups.
It also signaled it could seek to back out of Biden-era agreements with police departments that engaged in discrimination or violence.
The Department of Justice sent a memo to the interim director of the civil rights division, ordering a freeze to all ongoing litigation and a stop to any new cases.
The new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation, and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration
Donald Trump signed orders dealing with the border, criminal justice and the Biden administration. In many cases, he assigned work to the attorney general.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that gives TikTok a 75-day extension during which the United States will not enforce the law meant to force the app’s owner to sell the company.
Presidents Clinton, Biden issued orders aiming to correct environmental injustice. On Monday, President Trump issued orders revoking those efforts.
It is being reported that the Trump Administration leaders in the Department of Justice circulated internal memos Wednesday ordering an immediate freeze on all activity related to consent decrees, a court-ordered improvement plan intended to address flawed police practices.
Joe Biden said he would not pardon his son Hunter Biden then he did. Then, he pardoned more family members and others. It's rich to hate on Trump.
California is advising health care providers not to write down patients’ immigration status on bills and medical records and telling them they don’t have to assist federal agents in arrests. Some Massachusetts hospitals and clinics are posting privacy rights in emergency and waiting rooms in Spanish and other languages.
Hatred and bigotry are more prevalent than many realize.